Professor Parks: Thor is Great

Jason (Professor) Parks took some Mets questions in his Baseball Prospectus chat yesterday. He likes Noah Syndergaard (Thor) a lot.

Thor Questions and AnswersGWesterby (Brooklyn): Taillon or Syndergaard?Jason Parks: Syndergaard. I think Syndergaard belongs in the discussion for top ten prospects in the game. #rig

Note: this came on the heels of a much longer, well-thought answer to a question about Jameson Taillon and prospect evaluation where guys lose some “shine” as they move through the minors.

Max (Corpus Christi): Maybe an early holiday gift for readers: OFP grades/lines for Syndergaard, Stephenson, and Giolito? I realize you may not have spoken to anyone about these systems yet, but your expert opinion would more than suffice!

Matz, Smith and the Mets Overall huggirl (Joisey): Vegas over/under number of number 2 or better starters from this group: Lewis Thorpe, Julio Urias, Hunter Harvey, Edwin Diaz, Alex Reyes, Jesse Hahn, Steven Matz, Adalberto Mejia.Jason Parks: From that group, one pitcher will develop into a number two starter (or better). I was tempted to say 0.

Mr Met (Queens): The Mets are a top ten farm, right?Jason Parks: No. They aren’t a top ten farm. They have some very nice pieces, but it fades quickly after the first few names on the list.

Mike (The Couch): Is Dominic Smith already the #1 ranked 1B prospect in the game? Potential 25/100?Jason Parks: I don’t see that kind of over-the-fence power from him. I like the bat, but I wouldn’t take him over Singleton, even with Singleton’s recent run of #slack.